"wuski" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /wús.kíː/, [wʊ́s.cíː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wuskī [canonical, masculine], wusā̀kē [plural], wuskin [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|wuskī|wusā̀kē}} wuskī m (plural wusā̀kē, possessed form wuskin)
  1. destitute person
    Sense id: en-wuski-ha-noun-ksli1TqW
  2. thief
    Sense id: en-wuski-ha-noun-jdKa3ZmS Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /wús.kìː/, [wʊ́s.cìː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wuskī̀ [canonical, feminine], wuskìn [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from English whiskey. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|en|whiskey}} English whiskey Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|wuskī̀}} wuskī̀ f (possessed form wuskìn)
  1. whiskey
    Sense id: en-wuski-ha-noun-xgqsT85o Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Alcoholic beverages Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 29 3 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 8 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 3 88 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 37 3 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wuskī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wusā̀kē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wuskin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "wuskī",
        "3": "wusā̀kē"
      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "destitute person"
      ],
      "id": "en-wuski-ha-noun-ksli1TqW",
      "links": [
        [
          "destitute",
          "destitute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "ha:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thief"
      ],
      "id": "en-wuski-ha-noun-jdKa3ZmS",
      "links": [
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wús.kíː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wʊ́s.cíː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wuski"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "whiskey"
      },
      "expansion": "English whiskey",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English whiskey.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wuskī̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wuskìn",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
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      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 3 68",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 8 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 3 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 3 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Alcoholic beverages",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "whiskey"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "whiskey"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wús.kìː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wʊ́s.cìː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wuski"
}
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    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from English",
    "Hausa terms derived from English",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Alcoholic beverages",
    "ha:People"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wuskī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wusā̀kē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wuskin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "wuskī",
        "3": "wusā̀kē"
      },
      "expansion": "wuskī m (plural wusā̀kē, possessed form wuskin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "destitute person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destitute",
          "destitute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thief"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wús.kíː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wʊ́s.cíː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wuski"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from English",
    "Hausa terms derived from English",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Alcoholic beverages",
    "ha:People"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "whiskey"
      },
      "expansion": "English whiskey",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English whiskey.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wuskī̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wuskìn",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "wuskī̀"
      },
      "expansion": "wuskī̀ f (possessed form wuskìn)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "whiskey"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whiskey",
          "whiskey"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wús.kìː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wʊ́s.cìː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wuski"
}

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